List of honeyguides

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Honeyguides are birds in the family Indicatoridae in the order Piciformes. There are currently 16 extant species of honeyguides recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union. [1]

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Conventions

IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
 EX  Extinct (0 species)
 EW  Extinct in the wild (0 species)
 CR  Critically Endangered (0 species)
 EN  Endangered (0 species)
 VU  Vulnerable (0 species)
 NT  Near threatened (3 species)
 LC  Least concern (13 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the honeyguide's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.

This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird List. [1] Where the taxonomy proposed by the IOC World Bird List conflicts with the taxonomy followed by the IUCN [lower-alpha 1] or the 2023 edition of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, [3] the disagreement is noted next to the species's common name (for nomenclatural disagreements) or scientific name (for taxonomic disagreements).

Classification

The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognises 16 species of honeyguides in four genera. [1] This list does not include hybrid species, extinct prehistoric species, or putative species not yet accepted by the IOU.

Family Indicatoridae

Honeyguides

Genus Prodotiscus – Sundevall, 1850 – 3 species
Common nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeIUCN status and estimated population
Cassin's honeybird

IndicatorEminiKeulemans, crop.jpg

P. insignis
(Cassin, 1856)

Two subspecies
  • P. i. flavodorsalis
  • P. i. insignis
West and Central Africa
Prodotiscus insignis map.svg 		 LC 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [4]

Green-backed honeybird

Prodotiscus zambesiae, Cuito-rivier, Birding Weto, a.jpg

P. zambesiae
Shelley, 1894

Three subspecies
  • P. z. ellenbecki
  • P. z. zambesiae
  • P. z. lathburyi
Southern and East Africa
Prodotiscus zambesiae map.svg 		 LC 


Unknown Steady2.svg [5]

Brown-backed honeybird

Wahlberg's Honeyguide (Prodotiscus regulus)2.jpg

P. regulus
Sundevall, 1850

Two subspecies
  • P. r. camerunensis
  • P. r. regulus
Widely throughout Africa
Prodotiscus regulus map.svg 		 LC 


Unknown Increase2.svg [6]

Genus Melignomon – Reichenow, 1898 – 2 species
Common nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeIUCN status and estimated population
Zenker's honeyguide


M. zenkeri
Reichenow, 1898		Central Africa
Melignomon zenkeri map.svg 		 LC 


Unknown Blue question mark (italic).svg [7]

Yellow-footed honeyguide


M. eisentrauti
Louette, 1981		West and Central Africa  NT 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [8]

Genus Indicator – Stephens, 1815 – 10 species
Common nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeIUCN status and estimated population
Dwarf honeyguide


I. pumilio
Chapin, 1958		Central Africa
Indicator pumilio map.svg 		 LC 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [9]

Willcock's honeyguide

Indicator willcocksi.jpg

I. willcocksi
Alexander, 1901

Three subspecies
  • I. w. ansorgei
  • I. w. willcocksi
  • I. w. hutsoni
West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [10]

Pallid honeyguide

Pallid Honeyguide.jpg

I. meliphilus
(Oberholser, 1905)

Two subspecies
  • I. m. meliphilus
  • I. m. angolensis
Southern and East Africa  LC 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [11]

Least honeyguide

Indicator exilis.jpg

I. exilis
(Cassin, 1856)

Three subspecies
  • I. e. poensis
  • I. e. exilis
  • I. e. pachyrhynchus
West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Blue question mark (italic).svg [12]

Lesser honeyguide

2007 09 22 Lesser Honeyguide.jpg

I. minor
Stephens, 1815

Eight subspecies
  • I. m. ussheri
  • I. m. conirostris
  • I. m. senegalensis
  • I. m. riggenbachi
  • I. m. diadematus
  • I. m. teitensis
  • I. m. damarensis
  • I. m. minor
Widely throughout Africa  LC 


Unknown Steady2.svg [13]

Spotted honeyguide


I. maculatus
Gray, G. R., 1847

Two subspecies
  • I. m. maculatus
  • I. m. stictithorax
West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [14]

Scaly-throated honeyguide

Flickr - Rainbirder - Scaly-throated Honeyguide (Indicator variegatus).jpg

I. variegatus
Lesson, R. P., 1830		Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Steady2.svg [15]

Yellow-rumped honeyguide

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Pabyuk-Naitam Sikkim March 2019, crop.jpg

I. xanthonotus
Blyth, 1842

Two subspecies
  • I. x. radcliffii
  • I. x. xanthonotus
Northwestern India to northern Myanmar  NT 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [16]

Malaysian honeyguide

Indicator archipelagicus 1838, crop.jpg

I. archipelagicus
Temminck, 1832		Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra  NT 


Unknown Steady2.svg [17]

Greater honeyguide

Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator) (45663851145), crop.jpg

I. indicator
(Sparrman, 1777)		Widely throughout Africa  LC 


Unknown Increase2.svg [18]

Genus Melichneutes – Reichenow, 1910 – 1 species
Common nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeIUCN status and estimated population
Lyre-tailed honeyguide


M. robustus
(Bates, 1909)		West and Central Africa  LC 


Unknown Decrease2.svg [19]

Notes

  1. ↑ The IUCN follows the taxonomy proposed by the HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (July 2023). "Jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, honeyguides". IOC World Bird List. v 13.2. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7". HBW and BirdLife International. 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Clements, James F.; Schulenberg, T. S.; Iliff, M. J.; Fredericks, T. A.; Gerbracht, J. A.; Lepage, Denis; Billerman, S. M.; Sullivan, B. L.; Wood, C. L. (2022). "The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022". Clements Checklist. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680667A92871865. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680667A92871865.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus zambesiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680672A92872156. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680672A92872156.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Prodotiscus regulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680677A92872403. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680677A92872403.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Melignomon zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680663A92871670. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680663A92871670.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ↑ BirdLife International (2021). "Melignomon eisentrauti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T22680659A177622929. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22680659A177622929.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ↑ BirdLife International (2021). "Indicator pumilio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T22680643A192949744. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22680643A192949744.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Indicator willcocksi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22680634A111733104. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22680634A111733104.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Indicator meliphilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22680647A130027350. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680647A130027350.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  12. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator exilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680638A92870066. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680638A92870066.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  13. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680623A92869355. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680623A92869355.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  14. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680608A92868042. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680608A92868042.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  15. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680612A92868347. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680612A92868347.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  16. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator xanthonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680652A92870873. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680652A92870873.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  17. ↑ BirdLife International (2022). "Indicator archipelagicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T22680620A220010505. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T22680620A220010505.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  18. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Indicator indicator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680616A92868613. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680616A92868613.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  19. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Melichneutes robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22680655A92871182. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680655A92871182.en . Retrieved 25 September 2021.


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